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10/01/2013

“if you're going to try, go all the way. otherwise, don't
even start. this could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even
your mind. it could mean not eating for three or four days. it could mean
freezing on a park bench. it could mean jail. it could mean derision. it could
mean mockery--isolation. isolation is the gift. all the others are a test of
your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. and, you'll do it,
despite rejection and the worst odds. and it will be better than anything else
you can imagine. if you're going to try, go all the way. there is no other
feeling like that. you will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame
with fire. you will ride life straight to perfect laughter. it's the only good
fight there is.”